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Gaston De Serres

ResearcherMedicineUniversité Laval

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Gaston De Serres

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
54 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Cellular Immunity Covid-19 Disease Flare Humoral Immunity Immunogenicity Immunosuppression Reactogenicity Safety

Latest papers

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior Infections to Reduce Long COVID Risk During the Pre-Omicron and Omicron Periods.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026 · senior author
Methodological considerations in the attribution of long COVID to first or second infection.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2026 · senior author
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine safety in adults from the Canadian national vaccine safety network.
Vaccine · 2026

All 170 publications

Latest funding

COvid-19 Vaccines Booster in Immunocompromised Rheumatic Diseases (COVBIRD).
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$995,312

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From the 150 most recent of 170 publications.

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior Infections to Reduce Long COVID Risk During the Pre-Omicron and Omicron Periods.

Carazo S, Phimmasone J, Skowronski DM, Giguère K, Ouakki M, Talbot D, Guay CA, Sauvageau C, Brousseau N, De Serres G

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf549 PMID: 41021660

Methodological considerations in the attribution of long COVID to first or second infection.

Carazo S, Skowronski DM, Ouakki M, De Serres G

The Lancet. Infectious diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00775-3 PMID: 41520672

mRNA COVID-19 vaccine safety in adults from the Canadian national vaccine safety network.

Muller MP, Soe P, Shulha HP, Isenor JE, Valiquette L, Sadarangani M, Vanderkooi OG, Kellner JD, Top KA, De Serres G, McGeer A, Kiely M, Marty K, Irvine M, Bettinger JA, Canadian Immunization Research Network

Vaccine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128630 PMID: 42092317

Functional impact of long COVID among healthcare workers with comorbidities in Quebec, Canada: a cross-sectional study.

Isangwe S, Talbot D, Coutu MF, Canitrot E, Décary S, Falcone EL, Ouakki M, Latouche P, Piché A, Simard M, Balem M, De Serres G, Carazo S

BMJ public health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004108 PMID: 41736814

New-onset anesthesia/paresthesia following the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in Quebec, Canada.

Rouleau I, Issa Kana KDN, Zafack JG, Viger YB, De Serres G

Vaccine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127217 PMID: 40344810

Is COVID-19 Associated With an Increased Risk of Subsequent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults? A Prospective Cohort Study.

Tadount F, Boivin G, Longtin Y, Savard P, Cheng MP, Decaluwe H, De Serres G, Fortin É, Quach C

Open forum infectious diseases2025

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf544 PMID: 40980581

Monovalent mRNA XBB.1.5 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization in Quebec, Canada: Impact of variant replacement and waning protection during 10-month follow-up.

Carazo S, Skowronski DM, Brousseau N, Guay CA, Sauvageau C, Racine É, Talbot D, Ionescu IG, Fafard J, Gilca R, Phimmasone J, De Wals P, De Serres G

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325269 PMID: 40460407

Safety of co-administration of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccines in individuals with autoimmune diseases from the Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network.

Soe P, Muller MP, Sadarangani M, Kellner JD, Vanderkooi OG, Naus M, Wong H, Isenor JE, Marty K, De Serres G, Valiquette L, McGeer A, Bettinger JA, Canadian Immunization Research Network

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2560172 PMID: 40963477

Long COVID risk and severity after COVID-19 infections and reinfections: A retrospective cohort study among healthcare workers.

Carazo S, Ouakki M, Nicolakakis N, Falcone EL, Skowronski DM, Durand MJ, Coutu MF, Décary S, Dialahy IZ, Drescher O, Canitrot E, McGinn CA, Latouche P, Laforce R, Dallaire C, Denis G, Piché A, De Serres G

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108012 PMID: 40783164

What is the current evidence base for measles vaccination earlier than 9 months of age?: Report from an informal technical consultation of the World Health Organization.

Varma A, Bolotin S, De Serres G, Didierlaurent AM, Earle K, Frey K, Hahné S, Kapelus D, Krause LK, McCarthy K, Moss WJ, Orenstein WA, van Binnendijk R, Vittrup DM, Voysey M, Woudenberg T, Bar-Zeev N, Bose AS, Hombach J, Mulders MN, Lochlainn LN, Suwintono K, Feikin DR, Crowcroft NS

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127187 PMID: 40373694

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Gaston De Serres

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination and Prior Infections to Reduce Long COVID Risk During the Pre-Omicron and Omicron Periods.

Methodological considerations in the attribution of long COVID to first or second infection.

mRNA COVID-19 vaccine safety in adults from the Canadian national vaccine safety network.

Functional impact of long COVID among healthcare workers with comorbidities in Quebec, Canada: a cross-sectional study.

New-onset anesthesia/paresthesia following the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in Quebec, Canada.

Is COVID-19 Associated With an Increased Risk of Subsequent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults? A Prospective Cohort Study.

Monovalent mRNA XBB.1.5 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization in Quebec, Canada: Impact of variant replacement and waning protection during 10-month follow-up.

Safety of co-administration of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccines in individuals with autoimmune diseases from the Canadian National Vaccine Safety Network.

Long COVID risk and severity after COVID-19 infections and reinfections: A retrospective cohort study among healthcare workers.

What is the current evidence base for measles vaccination earlier than 9&#xa0;months of age?: Report from an informal technical consultation of the World Health Organization.

COvid-19 Vaccines Booster in Immunocompromised Rheumatic Diseases (COVBIRD).

Frequent collaborators

Guy Boivin

Denis Talbot

Mel Krajden

Manish Sadarangani

Caroline Quach

Marc Brisson

Allison McGeer

Agatha Jassem

Yves Longtin

Jesse Papenburg

Jesse Papenburg

Michelle Murti

Jacques Corbeil

Yves Longtin

Gaston De Serres

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica

Cora Constantinescu

Mina Tadrous

Alexandre Bureau

Hubert Wong

Robert Laforce

Kate Zinszer

Jean Longtin

Shelly Bolotin

Juthaporn Cowan

Gaston De Serres

Caroline Quach-Thanh

Alex Carignan

Victoria Cook

Sandra Isabel

Nisha Thampi

Stephen Betschel

Tiffany Fitzpatrick

Areti-Angeliki Veroniki

Alexandre Dumont Blais

Danuta Skowronski

Natalie Prystajecky

What is the current evidence base for measles vaccination earlier than 9 months of age?: Report from an informal technical consultation of the World Health Organization.